University of Wisconsin–Madison
Last Friday, September 10, a group of returned study abroad students gathered at the Lowell Center. They were welcomed by the International Academic Program office’s staff and the Dean and Vice Provost Gilles Bousquet. Dean Bousquet celebrated the fact that UW–Madison is a internationally- minded campus. Chancellor Biddy Martin received her Ph.D. in German Literature …
The UW–Madison India Initiative invites you to attend the presentation “India’s Energy Scenario and Climate Change” by Surendra L. Rao on Monday, September 20, from 5-7:00 p.m. in Ingraham Hall. Professor S. L. Rao is Member, Board of Governors, Institute for Social and Economic Change, Bangalore and Distinguished Visiting Fellow at The Energy & Resources …
Wisconsin Union Theater (September 14, 2010) By Esty Dinur, Director of Marketing and Communications & Chair for Artistic Selection, 608-262-3907, edinur@wisc.edu The seventh annual Madison World Music Festival will be held from September 23-25, 2010, in the Memorial Union and at the Willy Street Fair and Madison College. Outreach events start on Tuesday, September 21. …
The Badger Herald (September 14, 2010) “UW Center for South Asia Kicks Off Its 50th Anniversary Celebration” by Brittany Johnson EXCERPT: Besides Waseem’s lecture, du Perron said the Center for South Asia will be hosting weekly lectures on Thursdays at noon in 206 Ingraham Hall for the rest of the semester. These lectures coincide with …
On September 9, 2010, a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) was signed by Chancellor Biddy Martin, Dean and Vice Provost Gilles Bousquet, Huei-wen Hsu, director of the Cultural Division at the Taipei Economic and Cultural Office in Chicago, and Professor Nicole Huang, director of UW–Madison’s Center for East Asian Studies. The partnership aims to enhance research …
Wisconsin Week (September 8, 2010) By Susannah Brooks This summer, campus learners included candy makers, bankers, teenaged musicians and visitors from around the world. Along the shores of Lake Mendota, one program taught its students about languages and cultures thousands of miles away. This summer marked the sixth year of the Arabic, Persian and Turkish …
The New York Times (September 12, 2010) “Midlevel Universities Look Into India Branches” byVir Singh EXCERPT: “Genuinely good institutions are not interested in taking out profits,” said Pawan Agarwal, a former education ministry official. “They want a global footprint.” That is what several midlevel entrants have in mind as they size up their prospects in …
Second Conference in Honor of JOAQUIM NABUCO September 23-24 Pyle Center, Room 235 The University of Wisconsin–Madison’s Latin American, Caribbean and Iberian Studies (LACIS) Program and the Division of International Studies invite you to attend the second conference in honor of Joaquim Nabuco, Emerging Issues in US-Brazilian Relations. Prominent scholars from Brazil and the United …
The Division of International Studies is pleased to announce the 2010-11 competition for Graduate Student International Field Research Awards. These awards enable Ph.D. students to conduct exploratory summer field research abroad in order to develop their dissertation topics and be more competitive for extramural fellowships. Awards are intended to cover airfare and living expenses abroad, …
Fifteen presidents of French universities, along with high-level education administrators and French Embassy personnel, attended a week-long seminar at the University of Wisconsin–Madison last week. View a slideshow of the entire week. Read updates about the seminar. Due to changes in French educational policy which will result in the transformation of leadership and budgetary …